TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES -- preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- REGULATORY FRAMEWORK -- WATER AND SEWER USE AND CLASSIFICATION -- RAW GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES -- WATER TREATMENT -- WASTEWATER TREATMENT -- WATER PLANT OPERATIONS -- MANAGEMENT OF THE WATER SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES -- FINANCING WATER SYSTEMS -- PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE -- REFERENCES -- ORGANIZATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE -- US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGIONAL OFFICES -- STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES AND RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AGENCIES -- ADDITIONAL PUBLISHED RESOURCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.